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Boulder, CO · the CityFunIndex

City Vibe in Boulder

Boulder ranks T#123 of 134 US cities for city vibe, with a City Vibe score of 8 — Quiet. That puts it in the 9th percentile nationally and #4 of 6 in Colorado.

City Vibe score
8
Quiet
National rank
T#123 of 134
In Colorado
#4 of 6
Percentile
9th

The typical city scores 50 for city vibe; Boulder sits 42 points below the median.

How city vibe is measured

How much the city is talked about and searched for — news and search attention.

Data sources: GDELT news tone and Google Trends search interest (each percentile-ranked, then averaged).

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Boulder

  1. #121 Bridgeport, CT 10
  2. #122 Santa Fe, NM 9
  3. T#123 Boulder, CO — this page 8
  4. #125 Santa Barbara, CA 7
  5. #126 North Las Vegas, NV 6

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Top US cities for city vibe

  1. #1 Billings, MT 93
  2. T#2 Birmingham, AL 92
  3. T#2 Nashville, TN 92
  4. T#2 Scottsdale, AZ 92
  5. T#5 Las Vegas, NV 91

More about Boulder

Boulder scores 77 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: